Auto · Small-town market · Louisiana
Auto repair shops in the New Iberia, LA area
How the New Iberia, LA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #523 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 78
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $278K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,846
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, the New Iberia area has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #523 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $807 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the New Iberia area spend about $21.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 78 auto repair shops, that is $278K per shop, 38% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 78 auto repair shops on map listings in the New Iberia area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 5%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.1, 35% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the New Iberia area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 865 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the New Iberia area declined 4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the New Iberia area compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | New Iberia area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 21.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $278K | $374K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 865 | 1,164 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $807 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,961 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 163
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 784 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the New Iberia area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the New Iberia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,846−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,816
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $56,961
- Average household income
- $77,542
- Median home value
- $164,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,687
- Daytime population
- 65,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the New Iberia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 59 | 28 | 20.4 | $450K | +0.2% | #178 of 538 |
| 2Ruston, LA | 50 | 36 | 19.5 | $411K | +0.1% | #282 of 538 |
| 3Natchitoches, LA | 39 | 30 | 20.7 | $388K | −3.5% | #382 of 538 |
| 4Opelousas, LA | 33 | 74 | 23.0 | $326K | −1.9% | #446 of 538 |
| 5Bogalusa, LA | 30 | 33 | 18.6 | $406K | −0.9% | #458 of 538 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 20 | 57 | 27.5 | $287K | −0.9% | #510 of 538 |
| 6New Iberia, LA | 16 | 78 | 29.1 | $278K | −4.6% | #523 of 538 |
| 7Morgan City, LA | 14 | 48 | 26.0 | $294K | −5.3% | #527 of 538 |
| 8Minden, LA | 12 | 41 | 28.6 | $267K | −5.2% | #533 of 538 |
Other business types in the New Iberia area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the New Iberia, LA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 auto repair shops in the New Iberia area. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the New Iberia, LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.6M a year, or $807 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $278K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,816 households in the New Iberia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New Iberia, LA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The New Iberia area has 29.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $278K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the New Iberia area would have about 49, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 865 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the New Iberia, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the New Iberia area at 66,846 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,816 households. Median household income in the New Iberia area is $56,961, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The New Iberia area scores 16 for auto repair shops (low), #523 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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